From building resilience to boosting artistic creativity, there are unexpected benefits to being rebuffed From building resilience to boosting artistic creativity, there are unexpected benefits to being rebuffed R ejection hurts. Whether in a professional, social or romantic setting, there is a particularly painful sting to the discovery that one has been judged undesirable in some way. If you have ever experienced proper rejection – and that would be most of us – it may stand out in your mind